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Chapter 12: Vṛtrāsura's Glorious Death

Verse 30 of 33
SB 6.12.30

वृत्रग्रस्तं तमालोक्य सप्रजापतयः सुराः हा कष्टमिति निर्विण्णाश्चुक्रुशुः समहर्षयः

vṛtra-grastaṁ tam ālokya saprajāpatayaḥ surāḥ hā kaṣṭam iti nirviṇṇāś cukruśuḥ samaharṣayaḥ

Synonyms

vṛtra-grastam—swallowed by Vṛtrāsura; tam—him (Indra); ālokya—seeing; sa-prajāpatayaḥ—with Lord Brahmā and other prajāpatis; surāḥ—all the demigods; hā—alas; kaṣṭam—what a tribulation; iti—thus; nirviṇṇāḥ—being very morose; cukruśuḥ—lamented; sa-mahā-ṛṣayaḥ—with the great sages..

Translation

When the demigods, along with Brahmā, other prajāpatis and other great saintly persons, saw that Indra had been swallowed by the demon, they became very morose. "Alas," they lamented. "What a calamity ! What a calamity !"

Verse 30 of 33